Sunday, August 24, 2014

Coming up next is our 600K on Labor Day weekend out of Columbus, MT. That ride will go over the Beartooth Highway on the first day, and takes a ride over the high plains north of Billings to Broadview on the second day. For more information check out our website.

Our final brevet of the season is scheduled for September 13, 2014. The plan was to ride the south loop in Yellowstone National Park. But we have to change our plans because they are closing a portion of the road between Old Faithful and West Thumb for bridge replacement.

So instead, we are going to ride the Yellowstone National Park North Loop. We'll start from West Yellowstone at 8AM on the 13th of September, go to Mammoth, then over Dunraven Pass to Canyon, with a stop along north rim drive next to the Grand Canyon of the Yellowstone. Then we'll head back to West Yellowstone via Norris and Madison Junctions. It just so happens that this loop is also 200K so it works out well for us.

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Brevets, Populaires, and Permanents

I have been the Regional Brevet Administrator (RBA) for Bozeman, Montana since 2010 so along with my permanents I also host a variety of brevets and populaires.

Unlike a brevet, a permanent can be ridden by any RUSA member at any time of the year. The day of the ride is per agreement with the rider(s) and the organizer (that would be me).

A permanent route ridden and verified through RUSA can be counted towards RUSA's distance awards. A permanent can also be counted multiple times towards RUSA's prestigious R-12 award-given for riding a 200K (or longer) brevet or permanent in all twelve months of the year. Starting in 2009 you may ride a permanent multiple times with each ride counting towards your distance award credit. A newer award called the P-12 is given for riding a populaire or permanent populaire in each month of a 12 month period.

For more information on permanents and randonneuring in general, go to the RUSA Website